The Belchertown High School girls soccer team won the Western Mass. Division II title Saturday. (The Republican file photo)

WESTFIELD – If there’s one thing Belchertown High School is getting used to, it’s winning.

The Belchertown High School girls soccer team won its second straight Western Mass title Saturday, beating No. 3 Wahconah (9-4-3) 4-0 at Westfield State University.

The play of the game came early in the second half when Belchertown goalie Sarah LaClair came out to make a save. The ball got away but defender Jessica Burke came up big, making a save and passing it down field to Rachael Soucia. She relayed to Natalie Caney who went one-on-one with Wahconah goalie Kelcie Yarmey and buried it in the left side for the Orioles’ fourth goal.

“The first thing I think of when Sarah puts herself on the line is to cover her,” Burke said. “That’s all that was going through my mind.”

“Defensively the girls have done a great job of backing up Sarah all year,” Belchertown coach Chris Mogavero said. “Jess was in the right spot.”

Top-seeded Belchertown (14-2-3) got off to a quick start, putting their first goal on the board just 45 seconds into the game. Abbey Norden launched a free kick through a crowd of defenders. Yarmey got a hand on it, but the ball snuck past her, good for a goal.

“It was a great free kick by Abbey,” Mogavero said. “It found its way into the back of the net and that gave us a lot of momentum from the start.”

The Orioles wasted no time, extending the lead to two on a corner kick. Jillian Lund took the corner and Jillian Cavanaugh put it in, right up the middle.

“Scoring early is big, especially in a game like this,” Mogavero said. “Once we get one we feel like we can keep scoring so we scored that goal and the girls felt confident right off the bat.”

There was no shortage of goals for the Orioles, who tallied their third goal before the first half was over. With under 10 minutes, Norden notched her second of the game on a penalty kick, hitting it in the right side, by the dive of Yarmey.

“It felt amazing,” Norden said. “I usually don’t score a lot so it was a good feeling. I hope that we can bring states home this year too.”

Saturday was a big day for Belchertown High School as the girls brought home the Western Mass title right after the boys soccer team won the D-II crown.

“I’m so proud of the boys and so happy for them,” Norden said. “We know that they supported us too so it’s amazing.”

“It’s great for the community,” Mogavero said. “To get two Western Mass championships this year is excellent and the kids enjoy it a lot.”

The Orioles advance to the D-II State semifinals to be played at Lunenburg High School, Wednesday Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

“I couldn’t ask for anything more than to go to states,” Burke said. “I’m just so excited.”